British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament on Wednesday that he would not give in to US President Donald Trump’s demands regarding the future of Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous territory. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament on Wednesday that he would not give in to US President Donald Trump’s pressure over the future of Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous territory. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament on Wednesday that he would not give in to US President Donald Trump’s pressure over the future of Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous territory. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told parliament on Wednesday he would not give in to pressure from US President Donald Trump over the future of the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.
“I will not yield, and Britain will not yield, on our principles and values about Greenland’s future in the face of tariff threats, and that is my clear position,” he told lawmakers, adding that he will meet with his Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, in London on Thursday.
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Britain and other European countries that oppose his claim to Greenland.
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party, also mocked Starmer in parliament over Trump’s criticism of his government’s Chagos Islands deal.
The Chagos agreement will see Britain hand over the archipelago, which is approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) northeast of Mauritius, to its former colony in exchange for a century-long lease on the US-UK military base there.
Trump slammed it on social media on Tuesday, calling it “great stupidity”.
Starmer responded to the criticism by telling MPs that “President Trump’s words were expressly intended to put pressure on me to compromise on my principles.” He made the same statement about Chagos as he did about Greenland. This was his intention.
“And the future of Greenland is a binary issue that is currently dividing the world, with serious consequences. I have been clear and consistent about Greenland’s future. “The future belongs to Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark alone,” he stated.
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